Faucet.



J. HETHERINGTON. EAUGET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 27, 1 9 ll.

1,091,135 Patented Mar.24,1914

1 witnesses 3* CMM/ ZZWW W I zi jr lverl on UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN HETHERINGTON, OF BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALE TO DAVID R. JONES, OE BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN I-Isrr-mamerox, a citizen of the United States,--residing at Benton Harbor, in the county of Berrien and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Faucets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to faucets for drawing off water for drinking and other purposes, and the improvement consists in combinin in such a faucet a hygienic drinking or biihbling cup and a drawing-off outlet, or tap.

A further object is to provide simple means by which the hei ht of the bubbling fountain may be adjuste not only with reference to the general average pressure of the water in the mains, but also with reference to temporary variations in pressure.

In tie accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a central, vertical section of one form of faucet embodying the features of my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan of the faucet, and Fig. 3 is a fragmental longitudinal section along the line 30f Fi 1. Fig. 4 is a fragmental elevation of the valve member 1.

The device as indicated consists of the ta er valve member 1 fitting within the barre 15, said valve member having a handle 2, a passage 3 with an opening or port 4 through which water may flow from the intake pipe 5 into the assage 3, and another enlarged openin (5 tirough which the water may flow bite the lower oening 7 of the bubbling cup 8. The bubliling cup 8 consists of a hollow spherical bulb with an upper and lower opening i) and 10, and a shank 11. projecting below into the enlarged bore of the valve member 1, the cup shank having a passage connectin the openings 7 and 10. If the cup is made of metal it may be screwed into the bore of the valve member, as indicated; if of glass or porcelain it may be fastened in any suitable manner into a metal sleeve screwing intothe bore of the valve member.

Between the shoulder 12 at the opening it of the valve member and the lower end of the cup shank is a metal disk with a number of apertures to break the force of the water as it'flows from the opening 0 into the open- 1 ordinarytap'or outlet 23 with an' inlet or 7 and thence out at the opening 9. At lower-end of the valve member 1 is an Specification of Letter: Patent.

Application tiled September 27, 1911. Serial No. 851.496.

Patented Mar. 24, 1914.

port 14 somewhat below that of the port el.

On the valve member 1 where it projects below the barrel :1 thread 16 may be cut, on which a nut 17 may be screwedagainst the barrel end to hold the valve member snugly in place or to set it open or closed if desired. Projecting from one side of the barrel is the intake pipe 5 before alluded to. This may be curved, as indicated, with a thread 18 and shoulder 19 to attach to a horizontal surface, or it may be straight, as indicated by the dotted lines .20 to attach to a vertical surface. A filter 21 of any ordinary form and material may be placed in the threaded end of the intake pipe.

The ports 4 and 14 are so placed with reference to each other and to the opening 5 that they cannot both face the opening simultaneously, but so that either may face it when the handle 2 is turned in the appropriate direction. Hence, if it. is desired to use the faucet as a hygienic drinking fountain the handle is turned so as to cause the port 4 to face the opening 5; port 14 will then face the wall of the barrel, and will be closed. If it is desired to use the faucet as an ordinary drawing-off outlet, the handle is turned so as to cause port 14 to face the o ening 5; port 4 will then be closed. The iandle may also he turned so that neither port will face the opening and then no water can flow. So that the faucet may be used as a bubbling drinking fountain or as an ordinary faucet, or the water may be shut oil altogether, by merely turning the handle to its appropriate position. If the filter is in place, as indicated in the diagram, it will in no way interfere with the action of the faucet, as described, and a simple combination of a filter, a drinking cup, and a drawing-off, or tap, faucet will result.

As is well known the ressure in water mains varies in different ocalities, and the pressure in the same mains frequently varies from time to time. llence to maintain the fountain height in bubbling on s ap n-oximately constant, some method oregu lating the pressure effect becomes desirable. This I accomplish by two methods; one a permanent adjustment, depending on the general average pressure of the water where the cup is to he used, and the other an adpistment that can be made quickly dependmg upon the temporary pressure of the of the cup and hence the height of the fountain depends upon the number and size of the apertures 22 in the disk 13. This disk may readily be replaced, and one with apertures suitable in number and size to the average pressure may be used. If it is desired to regulate still further the flow it may be done by leaving more or less of the port 4; facing the barrel wall and hence closed. And to cause this regulation to be less sensitive the port 4 may be horizontally elongated as indicated in Fig. 4, so that a given movement of the handle-will cause less variation in flow than if the port were circular.

It is evident that the angular distance between the ports 4 and 14, and between each port and the handle 2, may be varied .so as to make-the handle throw from one port to the other more or less, as desired, and so as to place the handle when either port is used, in any desired direction. Any suitable stops, adjustable or otherwise, may be placed on the faucet 'so as to stop the handle wherever desired either to obtain proper fountain height, or to facilitate throwing of the. handle.-

I claim as my invention:

A combination fixture of the character described, comprising a pipe having a longitudinal bore and having a transverse vertical tapering passage intersecting said bore at the discharge end of the latter, a downwardly' taperedvalve member fitting in said vertical passage and having exterior screw threads below said passage, a nut turned on said threads for preventing upward displacement of the valve member, said valve member having a port leading up through its lower end and opening on the face of the valve member in the plane of said longitudinal bore, said valve member further having a port extending downwardly from its upper end and terminating on the face of the valve'member in the plane of said bore, a drinking cup mounted on the upper end of said valve member and communicating with the last mentioned port, saidtwo ports opening on the side of the valve member at difi'erent points, whereby the valve member may be turned to bring either :point into registry with said bore or .in-po'sition with ne1ther of said ports in such registry, and a handle fixed to said valve member for ro tating it.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses. J OHN- HETHERINGTON.

Witnesses: v.

JOHN P. MILLER, Rom. O. MCNEUHES.

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